More on George Pal’s Puppetoons

As a follow up to my posting a 1943 Look Magazine article on George Pal, Brew reader Kevin Kidney sends us this April 1944 Coronet Magazine article. Lots of neat things to look at here, including famed sculpter Wah Chang (in picture #3), and the fact that they are making Jasper Goes Hunting, the one with a cameo by Bugs Bunny. Click on thumbnails below to view at full size.

“Story sketch man” Jack Miller–was that the same Jack Miller of Golden Book fame? (He’s one of my favorites, but I always thought he was a Disney fellow).
I’ve only seen one or two Puppetoons in my life, but they are remarkably charming.

Tom Minton

The Jack Miller who was an animation story sketch artist worked at Warners and later at Disney, ending up years later at Filmation. He passed away around 1982.

Oh, my goodness–I happened to notice the name “Wah Chang”, which sounded strangely familiar. A little Googling and it became apparent why: he was the same person who designed and built the familiar props and alien costumes for “Star Trek” (the tricorders and so on). Until now I had no idea of his association with George Pal.